Iran vs Thailand
Iran vs Thailand: Population
Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 71.7 million people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 18.9 million people, or 1.26 times that in Thailand.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Thailand.
- In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and Thailand ranked 20 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and Thailand at 45.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Iran | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 90.6 million | 71.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 89.5 million | 71.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 88.5 million | 71.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 87.7 million | 71.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 87.1 million | 71.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 86.1 million | 71.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 85 million | 71.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 83.8 million | 70.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 82.6 million | 70.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 81.5 million | 70.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 80.4 million | 69.9 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 79.4 million | 69.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 78.4 million | 69 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 77.4 million | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 76.5 million | 68.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 75.5 million | 67.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 74.6 million | 67.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 73.4 million | 66.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 71.8 million | 66 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 70.3 million | 65.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 68.8 million | 64.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 68 million | 64.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 67.5 million | 63.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 66.4 million | 63 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 65.5 million | 62.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 64.5 million | 61.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 63.6 million | 60.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 62.9 million | 59.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 62.2 million | 59.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 61.5 million | 58.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 61.4 million | 57.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 61.2 million | 56.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 60 million | 55.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 58.4 million | 54.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 56.7 million | 53.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 55.1 million | 53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 53.3 million | 52.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 51.5 million | 51.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 49.6 million | 50.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 47.8 million | 49.4 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 46 million | 48.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 44.3 million | 47.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 42 million | 46.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 39.8 million | 45.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 38.4 million | 44.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 37.1 million | 43.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 35.9 million | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 34.8 million | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 33.8 million | 40.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 32.8 million | 40 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 31.8 million | 39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 30.9 million | 37.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 30 million | 36.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 29.2 million | 36 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 28.3 million | 35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 27.4 million | 34 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 26.6 million | 33 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 25.8 million | 32.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 25 million | 31.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 24.3 million | 30.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 23.5 million | 29.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 22.8 million | 28.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 22.1 million | 27.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 21.5 million | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 20.9 million | 26.1 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 20.3 million | 25.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 19.7 million | 24.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 19.2 million | 24 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 18.7 million | 23.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 18.2 million | 22.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 17.8 million | 22.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 17.3 million | 21.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 16.9 million | 21 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 16.5 million | 20.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 16.6 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 16.4 million | 19.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 16.2 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 16.1 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 15.9 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 15.8 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1943 | 15.7 million | 17 million | – |
| 1942 | 15.5 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 15.4 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 15.2 million | 15.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 15 million | 15.4 million | – |
| 1938 | 14.7 million | 15.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 14.5 million | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 14.2 million | 14.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 14 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 13.7 million | 13.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 13.5 million | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 13.3 million | 13.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 13 million | 12.9 million | – |
| 1930 | 12.7 million | 12.6 million | – |
| 1929 | 12.4 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 12 million | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 11.6 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 11.2 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 10.8 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 10.5 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 10.1 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 9.8 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1921 | 9.58 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 9.46 million | 9.98 million | – |
| 1919 | 9.44 million | 9.79 million | – |
| 1918 | 9.53 million | 9.62 million | – |
| 1917 | 9.72 million | 9.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 9.92 million | 9.3 million | – |
| 1915 | 10.1 million | 9.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 10.3 million | 9 million | – |
| 1913 | 10.5 million | 8.85 million | – |
| 1912 | 10.7 million | 8.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 10.9 million | 8.56 million | – |
| 1910 | 11 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 11 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1908 | 11 million | 8.2 million | – |
| 1907 | 10.8 million | 8.09 million | – |
| 1906 | 10.7 million | 7.99 million | – |
| 1905 | 10.6 million | 7.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 10.5 million | 7.79 million | – |
| 1903 | 10.4 million | 7.69 million | – |
| 1902 | 10.3 million | 7.59 million | – |
| 1901 | 10.2 million | 7.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 10.1 million | 7.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 10 million | 7.33 million | – |
| 1898 | 9.91 million | 7.26 million | – |
| 1897 | 9.81 million | 7.19 million | – |
| 1896 | 9.7 million | 7.12 million | – |
| 1895 | 9.6 million | 7.05 million | – |
| 1894 | 9.49 million | 6.99 million | – |
| 1893 | 9.39 million | 6.92 million | – |
| 1892 | 9.29 million | 6.86 million | – |
| 1891 | 9.21 million | 6.79 million | – |
| 1890 | 9.13 million | 6.73 million | – |
| 1889 | 9.07 million | 6.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 9.03 million | 6.63 million | – |
| 1887 | 8.99 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1886 | 8.96 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1885 | 8.93 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1884 | 8.9 million | 6.43 million | – |
| 1883 | 8.87 million | 6.39 million | – |
| 1882 | 8.83 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1881 | 8.8 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1880 | 8.77 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 8.74 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1878 | 8.71 million | 6.15 million | – |
| 1877 | 8.68 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1876 | 8.64 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1875 | 8.61 million | 6.02 million | – |
| 1874 | 8.58 million | 5.97 million | – |
| 1873 | 8.55 million | 5.93 million | – |
| 1872 | 8.52 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 8.49 million | 5.85 million | – |
| 1870 | 8.45 million | 5.81 million | – |
| 1869 | 8.4 million | 5.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 8.36 million | 5.74 million | – |
| 1867 | 8.31 million | 5.71 million | – |
| 1866 | 8.26 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 8.21 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1864 | 8.16 million | 5.62 million | – |
| 1863 | 8.11 million | 5.59 million | – |
| 1862 | 8.06 million | 5.56 million | – |
| 1861 | 8.01 million | 5.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 7.97 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1859 | 7.92 million | 5.48 million | – |
| 1858 | 7.87 million | 5.45 million | – |
| 1857 | 7.82 million | 5.42 million | – |
| 1856 | 7.78 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1855 | 7.73 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1854 | 7.68 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1853 | 7.64 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1852 | 7.59 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1851 | 7.55 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 7.51 million | 5.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 7.47 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1848 | 7.43 million | 5.19 million | – |
| 1847 | 7.4 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1846 | 7.37 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1845 | 7.34 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1844 | 7.3 million | 5.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 7.27 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1842 | 7.24 million | 5.07 million | – |
| 1841 | 7.21 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1840 | 7.17 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 7.14 million | 5.02 million | – |
| 1838 | 7.11 million | 5 million | – |
| 1837 | 7.08 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 7.05 million | 4.96 million | – |
| 1835 | 7.01 million | 4.94 million | – |
| 1834 | 6.98 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 6.95 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 6.92 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1831 | 6.89 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1830 | 6.86 million | 4.85 million | – |
| 1829 | 6.83 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 6.8 million | 4.81 million | – |
| 1827 | 6.77 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1826 | 6.74 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 6.71 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1824 | 6.68 million | 4.74 million | – |
| 1823 | 6.65 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1822 | 6.62 million | 4.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 6.59 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1820 | 6.56 million | 4.62 million | – |
| 1819 | 6.53 million | 4.55 million | – |
| 1818 | 6.5 million | 4.47 million | – |
| 1817 | 6.47 million | 4.37 million | – |
| 1816 | 6.44 million | 4.27 million | – |
| 1815 | 6.42 million | 4.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 6.39 million | 4.09 million | – |
| 1813 | 6.36 million | 4 million | – |
| 1812 | 6.33 million | 3.91 million | – |
| 1811 | 6.3 million | 3.83 million | – |
| 1810 | 6.27 million | 3.74 million | – |
| 1809 | 6.25 million | 3.66 million | – |
| 1808 | 6.22 million | 3.58 million | – |
| 1807 | 6.19 million | 3.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 6.16 million | 3.43 million | – |
| 1805 | 6.14 million | 3.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 6.11 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 6.08 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1802 | 6.05 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1801 | 6.03 million | 3.07 million | – |
| 1800 | 6 million | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iran | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.6 million91 million–92 million | 71.7 million71.6 million–71.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 92.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million | 71.6 million71.4 million–71.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 93.2 million91 million–95.2 million | 71.6 million71.2 million–72 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 93.8 million91 million–96.4 million | 71.5 million70.9 million–72.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 94.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million | 71.4 million70.7 million–72.2 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 95 million90.8 million–98.7 million | 71.3 million70.3 million–72.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 95.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million | 71.2 million70 million–72.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 96 million90.8 million–101 million | 71.1 million69.6 million–72.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 96.4 million90.6 million–102 million | 71 million69.2 million–72.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 96.9 million90.6 million–103 million | 70.9 million68.8 million–72.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 97.3 million90.7 million–104 million | 70.7 million68.4 million–72.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 97.7 million90.8 million–105 million | 70.5 million68 million–72.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 98.1 million90.6 million–106 million | 70.4 million67.5 million–73 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 98.5 million90.4 million–106 million | 70.2 million67 million–73.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 98.8 million90.1 million–107 million | 70 million66.6 million–73.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 99.2 million89.8 million–109 million | 69.8 million66 million–73.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 99.5 million89.8 million–109 million | 69.5 million65.5 million–73.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 99.9 million89.8 million–110 million | 69.3 million64.9 million–73.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 100 million89.6 million–111 million | 69 million64.4 million–73.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 101 million89.5 million–112 million | 68.8 million63.8 million–73.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 101 million89.3 million–113 million | 68.5 million63.2 million–73.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 101 million88.9 million–113 million | 68.2 million62.5 million–73.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 101 million88.8 million–114 million | 67.8 million61.9 million–73.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 101 million88.7 million–115 million | 67.5 million61.3 million–73.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 102 million88.5 million–116 million | 67.1 million60.5 million–73.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 102 million88.2 million–116 million | 66.8 million59.8 million–73 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 102 million87.8 million–117 million | 66.4 million59.1 million–72.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 102 million87.3 million–118 million | 66 million58.4 million–72.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 102 million87 million–119 million | 65.6 million57.8 million–72.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 102 million86.5 million–119 million | 65.2 million57 million–72.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 102 million85.9 million–119 million | 64.7 million56.2 million–72.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 102 million85.3 million–120 million | 64.3 million55.3 million–72.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 102 million84.5 million–120 million | 63.8 million54.5 million–72.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 102 million83.9 million–121 million | 63.4 million53.7 million–72 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 102 million83.2 million–121 million | 62.9 million53 million–71.9 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 101 million82.5 million–122 million | 62.4 million52.3 million–71.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 101 million81.8 million–122 million | 62 million51.6 million–71.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 101 million81 million–122 million | 61.5 million51 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 100 million80 million–122 million | 61.1 million50.2 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 100 million79.1 million–123 million | 60.6 million49.4 million–71.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 99.6 million78.5 million–123 million | 60.1 million48.7 million–71.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 99.2 million77.6 million–123 million | 59.7 million47.9 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 98.7 million76.6 million–123 million | 59.2 million47.2 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 98.3 million75.8 million–123 million | 58.8 million46.5 million–70.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 97.8 million75.1 million–123 million | 58.3 million45.8 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 97.2 million74.1 million–124 million | 57.9 million45.1 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 96.7 million72.9 million–124 million | 57.4 million44.3 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 96.2 million71.8 million–124 million | 57 million43.4 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 95.6 million70.7 million–124 million | 56.5 million42.6 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 95 million69.6 million–124 million | 56.1 million41.9 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 94.4 million68.4 million–123 million | 55.7 million41.2 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 93.8 million67.4 million–123 million | 55.3 million40.4 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 93.2 million66.2 million–124 million | 54.8 million39.6 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 92.6 million64.9 million–124 million | 54.4 million38.8 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 92 million64 million–124 million | 54 million37.9 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 91.4 million63 million–125 million | 53.6 million37.1 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 90.8 million62 million–125 million | 53.2 million36.3 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 90.3 million61 million–125 million | 52.8 million35.6 million–70.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 89.7 million60.2 million–125 million | 52.4 million34.8 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 89.1 million59.5 million–125 million | 52 million34.2 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 88.5 million58.4 million–125 million | 51.5 million33.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 88 million57.3 million–124 million | 51.1 million33 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 87.4 million56.4 million–124 million | 50.8 million32.3 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 86.9 million55.5 million–125 million | 50.4 million31.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 86.3 million54.5 million–125 million | 50 million31.1 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 85.8 million53.6 million–125 million | 49.6 million30.3 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 85.3 million52.9 million–125 million | 49.2 million29.6 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 84.7 million52 million–125 million | 48.8 million29 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 84.2 million51 million–125 million | 48.4 million28.2 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 83.7 million50.2 million–125 million | 48.1 million27.6 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 83.2 million49.5 million–126 million | 47.7 million26.9 million–70.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 82.7 million48.7 million–126 million | 47.3 million26.3 million–70.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 82.2 million47.8 million–127 million | 47 million25.8 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 81.6 million46.8 million–127 million | 46.6 million25.3 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 81.1 million45.8 million–127 million | 46.3 million24.8 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 80.6 million45 million–128 million | 45.9 million24.3 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 80.1 million44.3 million–128 million | 45.6 million23.7 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iran vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024